Portland Street Response and other alternative public health and safety organizations are underfunded compared to city police departments, which in some cases leads to shuttering operations
A close look at a sex-discrimination case reveals how anti-trans momentum builds, as court challenges lead to a pivotal Supreme Court ruling
Many young people on foreign visas are now avoiding summer travel to see their families
In right-wing Washington circles, Nayib Bukele is the hip, youngish, minority mask donned by Republicans in an effort to modernize and expand their movement
In prisons across the country, where books are banned and visits are restricted, PBS is a crucial lifeline
The Israeli military has killed several U.S. citizens, and each time, the State Department does little more than request an investigation
It took 96 hours and more than $230,000 for members of Essie Justice Group to secure the release of four Black mothers from a California jail—–and their experience wasn’t an anomaly
Under the guise of national security and economic growth, governments and corporations worldwide are escalating legal strategies to suppress Indigenous activists and organizers
Tucked behind skyscrapers, a lush quarter-acre site with Indigenous, ecological, and archaeological significance is at risk of destruction. Locals, spiritual leaders, and preservationists rally to protect the spring-fed sanctuary
Jails are some of the deadliest facilities in the U.S., and they continue to operate as black holes with very little oversight from the counties and sheriffs that run them
The Sewerage and Water Board has been at the center of multiple scandals and crises—none of which are more alarming than the utility’s inability to prevent rainwater from wreaking havoc
Landlords face few consequences for denying housing to renters in the program colloquially known as Section 8, and the agency tasked with investigating complaints is under-resourced
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